Public comment on: Upper-Slope Dogfish Management Strategy review
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reviewing the Upper-Slope Dogfish Management Strategy (the Strategy) and seeking your comments to inform this review.
VMS switched on over holidays
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is reminding Commonwealth operators that VMS units are to remain switched on at all times, including during the Christmas and New Year period.
Working together on World Fisheries Day
World Fisheries Day is celebrated on 21st of November each year, highlighting the importance of maintaining the world's fisheries.
Covert technology deployed to combat illegal activity in the Torres Strait
Media release from the Australian Border Force
Unlicensed fish receiver fined in the Torres Strait
An unlicensed fish receiver operating in the Torres Strait, was convicted in the Thursday Island Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday 13 October 2020, for offences identified in late 2019. The man was found in illegal possession of 41.3 kilograms of processed sea cucumbers (also known as beche de mer) and operating an unlicensed fish receiving operation in the Torres Strait Protected Zone (TSPZ).